The Season for Gardens...

Navigating the world of discount hosiery can sometimes be tricky. While there are many brands that claim to replicate the looks from runways, pinup girls, and fetish models, often times their promises end up in disappointment. What looks good on the model on the website can often look cheap or distorted upon purchase. What might fit great at 8AM, might also be nose diving towards your ankles by lunch time.

What this doesn't mean is that you have to spend $40-50 and up when you want a unique look coupled with a great fit. It just means that you need to be a bit more judicious and learn to look for brands you can trust. Today, I'm gaining hope that I can add another name to that list.

For all the good things I've heard about Jonathan Aston, their hosiery had never touched my skin. For all the unique and pretty styles I had seen from hosiery sellers, I knew very little about this brand over a year after starting this blog. But it was time to find out.

My first Aston purchase was the Garden Net Tights. As you may know, I have a thing for flower-printed tights. And oh do these have flowers. The tights have just the slightest toe reinforcement before turning into a really thin net pattern up the entirety of the tights until the thick waistband. The only other non-net portion of the tights is the cotton gusset. The flower pattern starts right at the edge of the toe reinforcement as well, at the bottom of the toes. From there, they continue along the bottom of the foot and up the back of the leg. They appear to almost be growing up the back seam of the leg. The front of the leg, on the other hand is just plain net.

These tights are one size fits all, and, unlike some other manufacturer's one size fits all, these should fit a variety of body shapes quite comfortably, all while not distorting the the flower print at all. They are available in black, dried rose, gravel gray, and pale pink. The photo shows the color I opted for: dried rose. They are a blend of 80% polyamide and 20% elastane (save for the cotton gusset). Best of all though, they're $12.95...and worth every penny.